Blakely Man Acquitted In Rural Georgia Grocery Slayings
John Bristow, 24, was acquitted by a Clay County jury of four murders and an armed robbery in the January Mansfield's Grocery slayings. Key witness Homer Salter, 23, testified for the state before entering a plea for multiple life sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blakely
Fort Gaines, Ga
John Bristow
Clay County
John Irwin
Jesse) Bowles
Irwin
Dawson
Bristow
Homer Salter
Marvell Davis
Harris C. Mooney
Gainesville
Robert Charles Berry
Coleman
Danny J. Lashley
Robert Earl Gordon
Bainbridge
Mansfield
Superior Court
Salter
Bowles
Davis
C. B. King
King
U.S
Georgia gun, betting and marijuana bills shape Georgia session
The Georgia Legislature faces gun control bills from Rep. David Scott and Lt. Gov. Zell Miller plus moves to allow parimutuel betting and Sunday liquor sales in Atlanta. Miller backs a waiting period and bans on cheap Saturday night pistols while Scott favors licensing and longer delays. Other measures seek reduced penalties for marijuana possession and expanded Sunday sales to boost state revenue amid tax shortfalls.
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Atlanta
Georgia
David Scott
Scott
Zell Miller
Black
Senate
Miller
Jim Morrison
The
Georgia Wildlife Federation
Morrison
George Busbee
Busbee
Billy McKinney
McKinney
World Congress Center
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Jack King
D-Columbus
King
Columbus
Plantation Tours and Local Club Events Schedule
Calendar lists tours at Lapham Patterson House 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 626 N Dawson, plus Chamber of Commerce events. Exchange Club 1 p.m. Plaza. NARFE 4 p.m. Thomas County Federal. Pilot Club 7 p.m. Plaza. Jaycees 7:30 p.m. Elks Club. American Legion Post 3 7:30 p.m. Post Home. Post 31 Auxiliary 7:30 p.m. Post Home. American Legion Post 519 meet 8 p.m. Post Home.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lapham-Patterson
Dawson Exchange Club
NARFE
Thomas County Federal Pilot Club
Jaycees
Elks Club
American Legion
American Legion Post
Home Ue Association
Post
Massacre in County Armagh Promptes Troop Hunt
More than 500 troops police and special agents hunted southern County Armagh for IRA gunmen who killed 10 Protestant textile workers at a crossroads near Whitecross. One survivor Alan Black and the dead ranged 19 to 60.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
County Armagh
Whitecross
South Armagh
Irish Republican Army
Castledawson
Glenanne
Bessbrook
Kingsmill
Alan Black
Ammonia Spill Evacuations After Rail Car Derailment
In Cantonment Florida a derailed L and N train released ammonia from a 55000 gallon tank car. Eighty volunteer firefighters evacuated 28 residents and warned about 700 more. All evacuees returned by Monday afternoon. Twenty people hospitalized for inhalation or burns. three in good condition.
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Cantonment
Fla
Florida Panhandle
M.C. Renfroe
Escambia County
Billy Courtney
L&n Railroad Co
Molino and
Barth
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Legion of Decency
Sendey
Thors
Mon
Tees
Rie
Teesday Legion of Decency
Undercover Heroes
Smile
United Artists
Thea
E. Jackson St
Thurs
A.m
Grady County
N. Broad ST
Cairo, GA
DIAL
Merlyn Rees
Charmin
Were al
Paul Colvin
Larry Harmen
Secrest Forest Industries
Fleming St
Thomasville, Ga
Gateway
Gateway’s Galley Gateway Center
Thomasville
Alaska
Hawaii
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